Wapiti Fire
The Wapiti Fire was reported on August 25, 2018 in Boise County, Idaho and burned 4,571 acres. It was declared out on October 16, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,571 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2018
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.167, -115.201.
The incident
- Size
- 4,571 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2018 at 2:12 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 4, 2018 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 16, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 16, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 MILES SW OF STANLEY, ID
- County
- Boise County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,575,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-IDBOF-000960
- IRWIN identifier
- FD2BC80D-260B-4D84-90A0-1C2279818F10
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Idaho City, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Idaho City, ID39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Challis, ID53 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, ID53 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ketchum, ID54 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hidden Spring, ID61 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Hailey, ID63 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Idaho wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 2, 2018 at 12:08 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-IDBOF-000960.